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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1912
Page
7
The letter from a Brookline sister in yesterday's Post questions whether women repeatedly annoyed by men in cars and public places are to blame. She notes her sister is rarely annoyed while she is persistently pestered and asks for guidance on what to do.
A reader describes how she stopped a persistent leering man on a Cambridge subway by calmly warning him his wife would be pleased to hear of his behavior. The offender backed off after she moved away, proving a simple, firm confrontation can deter harassment.
ONE WHO IS NEVER INSULTED argues that women provoke harassment by dress and behavior. The author claims respectable women in revealing attire invite attention from men in public spaces and urges modest dress to reduce such incidents.
A woman recounts a male passenger making lewd remarks on a streetcar and a conductor's dismissal. She fears ruining her reputation if she pursues legal action, noting courts often punish women more than men for such offenses. The writer, hiding behind fear of notoriety, chooses to endure the affront.
A reader challenged Young Women’s Christian Association age limits set at 25 to 30 noting she is 39 and still vigorous. She asserts she feels young and capable, dancing longer and working harder than many younger women.
A woman recounts marrying at sixteen to a schoolboy, bearing a child before turning seventeen, and feeling aged by life’s hardships as the YWCA’s age rules are questioned. She notes her husband’s limited earnings and their struggle to feed and clothe their baby.
Advertisements claim Pape's Diapepsin digests all foods within five minutes and relieves sour stomach heartburn gas and indigestion. A fifty cent case from the pharmacist is said to cure most dyspepsia and related stomach disorders with rapid action.
A speaker reflects that family support keeps a baby cared for and that age is defined by experience, not years. The piece contrasts romantic notions with practical aid from two families, underscoring the value of neighborly help in hard times.
A letter from Winnie describes a 20 year marriage to a widower older by 24 years, sharing $40 after marriage, building a home valued at 7800 dollars, and a 21 dollar weekly income from his officer job. She presses and cares for his garments, refuses to threaten leave, and cites love and religion as keys to a happy home while urging modest dress.
Several notable letters to the Sewing Circle are expected to appear in next Sunday's Post. Readers anticipate lively contributions from local hobbyists and contributors sharing tips and opinions on fabric crafts.
Postponed by rain, the festival in the North End was moved to today if pleasant weather holds. Crowds thronged South Margin Hale and Pitts streets awaiting a clear sky while offerings were made at the street altar. Sixteen-year-old performer Maria? heals by waiting to cross a wire as the angel announcing the Virgin is readied.
Harry Sayward 40 and Rufus Langley of Tilton were riding a motorcycle toward Concord when the front axle broke four miles from Penacook. They lay unconscious on the highway until found by an automobile party. Sayward was revived and sent home with minor injuries, Langley was hospitalized in Concord in critical condition. Langley is 46, married with three children.
The revenue cutter Acushnet stood by an unidentified two mast British schooner ashore on Hedge Fence shoal at night. The vessel, likely coal laden, was making heavy pounding as it headed east and ran aground near Vineyard Haven on September 1.
Mayor Fitzgerald praised all dishes at a summer dinner at his Falmouth home noting every item on the table including chicken potatoes corn and tomatoes came from his Dorchester farm.
The speaker states strong commitment to farming life and self sufficiency. He notes the food tasted better because it was grown at home and vows to expand crop production next year for personal use. He also plans to advocate more vigorously for work and farming advice.
The mayor muses about planting a small garden and raising turkeys and oyster beds at Cape Cod. He jokes about possible Senate duties to promote local oysters, aiming to secure a personal supply for holidays and create national demand.
The first Hebrew synagogue in Everett, tied to the Tifereth Israel congregation at 34 Malden Street, was formally dedicated yesterday. Mayor Chambers, Rep. Ernest W. Roberts, and Boston leaders attended the ceremony.
Mayor Burns commends Somerville Patrolman James M. Lynch for his role in the capture of Giuseppe Vitriosio, a suspect wanted in Brooklyn, New York, via a general order to Chief of Police Kendall.
Small bags of flour with hotel reading were found at Fort Adams naval training station and torpedo station by on duty sentinels early this morning. The bags carried a note asking what would you do if this was a bomb containing 16 ounces of dynamite.
Early dawn brought favorable wind as aviator Jack McGee performed exhibitions at Easton's Beach. He launched at daylight and soon crossed over Fort Adams, the machine catching a good breeze for the show.
A pilot named McGee dropped several small bombs near Fort Adams and adjacent sites. He was seen by a watchman at the torpedo station and hailed by churchgoers as he flew low over the city before returning to Fort Adams and naval stations.
The International Hotel Workers' Union won a complete victory in the city yesterday by securing a 33 1 third percent rise in wages and shorter working hours after demanding changes from Brigham's Hotel management.
Lewis Craig aged 66 burned to death at his sister's Peaks Island home when a lighted lamp he carried caused a blaze after he fainted. Firefighters found him dead when the fire was discovered.
New York report notes Mrs. Louis Harris in Audubon Sanitarium is paralyzed and tormented, urging a law to permit execution. Medical and legal experts unite that a legislature action would be murder, unnecessary, and pain relief is available through scientific means.
Roland D. Payne son of Mrs Mary J Payne Wakefield wins the Western Alumni Association prize for character and scholarship at Massachusetts Agricultural College Amherst He is a Amherst junior and Wakefield High School class of 1910 graduate
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